Button



Oct. 23, 1928. 1,688,520

c. M. BONDY BUTTON Filed Feb. 27, 1928 4; INVENTOR.

6724 Ha 771. 3 M

i atented (3st. 23, 1928.

UNITED "STATES-PATENT o ma CHARLES M. BONDY, LOF'CLEVELAND, 01-110, AssIG oR 'ro THE BONDY fauro Tor 00M .PANY, or CLEVELAND," 01110, A, CORPORATION or OHIO. v

7 Barron.

Application filed Febru'ary 27, 1928. Serial No. 257,217.-

' The present invention relates, as indicated, to buttons, andm'o're particularly toeasily attachable buttons for upholstery. Specifically," the buttons "disclosed in the present application are primarily adapted for use-in automobile seat covering, and they comprise essentiallya head provided with pins or prongs extending in different directions, said pinsbeing adapted to be pushed through the covering for the automobile seat. The primary'object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive button of the type described which will beeasily, attachable, which will "not'readily become accidentally dislodged, but which will be relatively easy to remove in case such remove al becomes necessary. I To the accomplishment of the foregoingandrelated'ends, said invention, then, consists ofthe means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims; the annexed drawing and the following description setting forth'in detail certain; mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one'of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used. j T

In said annexed drawing:-

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of one form of button contemplated by thepresent invention; Fig. 2 is an edge elevation thereof; F g. 3 is, a similar elevationtaken at an angle'of to the view of Fig. 2; Fig.4 is a bottom planyiewof a second modification; Fig. 5 is a; section thr ough thebutton disclosedin. Fig.4; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of thesecondarypin disclosed-'in Figs 4and 5': Fig.

7 'is a bottom plan view of a third modifica- 131011; Fig. Sis-a sideelevation" thereof; Fig. 9 is a plan view of a further typeof pin: and Fig. 10 is av-iew similar tojFig. 6 showing a slightly modified form of secondary pin;

ing-s, the reference'numerall indicates a cap or button proper comprising a sheet metal blank having an inturned 'flange' 2 forming an annularseat '3, said flange being provided with a notch 4; -A wire 5, sharpened at its opposite ends 6 and 7 is bent to provide a substantially annular'portion 8 which is adapt ed to be received within the seat 3. At 9 said wire is bent to provide a straight shank 10 extending outwardly from said cap 1 in alignment with said notch 4;: At ll, the

Referring more particularly to the drawv fabrlc or similar material with the eye and the loop 27 upstanding from the surface of wire is rebent to form a leg 12 extending un-,

der said shank 10, and at 13 the wire isagain HEISSU rebent to form a straight .shank' 14 much. i

shorter than the'shank 10, extending in the opposite direction. As is'clearly shown in Fig. 3,the shankslO and 14 extend angularly from the plane of the-'cap'l. i

. In. attaching this button,-the.shank 10 is" forced into the fabric orother material f ar enough to wrinkle the fabricf Pressure beng' appliedupon the outer face of the cap 1, 1t Wlll be seen that the return of the-fabric to a smooth condition willfo'rce the pointed end ofthe'shank 14 into said" fabric to sec urethe button firmlyinplace.

The modification disclosed in Figs. 4 to- 6 comprises a cap or button proper 15"similar to the cap 1 and provided with: an inturned flange. 16 forming an annular seat 17. FA'

wire18 is bent to, provide apart-circular por 1 tion 19 adapted to be received in said seat 17. At20, saidwire is bent at anangle-to form aleg 21, and at 22 said wire is again bent to form a shank 23.1yingin a plane parallel tobut spaced fromthe plane of thepart- V I circular portion 19. The free end 23'- ofssaid wire 18 is sharpenedas illustratedfl secondwire 24 is'bent to'form an eye 25 and a leg-26, and is then rebent to form'a loop 27 and a shank 28 .lyingparallel to. said leg 26 and slightly spaced"therefrom said shank being of considerably greater "extent than said leg. Said second pin is adapted to i be secured'to said button "by slipping-said shank23 through said eye-25. It will be "seen that the end 29 of the rebent portion I forming the loop 27 isbent slightly outwardily to forma. lip. After the shank 22 has been slipped through the eye 25, said lip. 29 'isforced'beneath' said flange'16 to secure said second pin firmlyin position. In attaching the button disclosed in Figs. 4 to 6, inclusive,

the shank 28 of thewire '24 is forced intozthe the material. .The pointed end 100 of the leg 26 will enter the materialafter the pin has been positioned to-prevent. accidental shifting thereof. Theshank 23 of itherwire is secured to the wire 18, and as the shank 23 1 is pushed home, the Wire 18 is sprung to per- 'mit the flange 16 of the button 15 to override the projecting ends of the portions of the wire 24 forming the eye 25 and the loop;

27. It will be seen that the lip 29 will be entered in the button beneath the flange 16 thereof to prevent accidental'removal of the button from the wire 24.

Referring now to Figs. 'Z'and 8,1t will be seen that the cap 30 is formed wlth an inturned flange 81 forming an annular seat 32,

I and that saidrflange is provided with two pairs of substantially oppositely disposed in-' wardly extending shoulders 33 and 34. Two pins are used with this modification, each pin comprising a crescent shaped portlon 35',

i the curve 36 of which is received said seat ersing the bottom face of thecap 30, and having' its free end 40 sharpened. Similarly from the horn '38 thereextends much short? er-shank 41 also traversing the lower-face of the cap 30 andhaving its free end 42*sharpened; As is clearly shown in Fig. 8, the shank '29 extends substantially'in the plane of the cap orbutton 30, "while the shank 41 extends at an angle to the plane of said button. The method of securing the buttondisclosed infFigs; 7 and 8 in a fabric is substantially thesame as that described with respect to the modification disclosed in Figs. 1-to 3.

It will be apparent that the pin disclosed in Fig. 9 can beused with the cap 30, the ends 43 and 44' of the rebent portion of saidpin being received beneath the fiange' l and held against. transverse shifting by the shoulders 37' 01'38 on said flange. The shanks 45 and 4650f this pin will extend substantially in the plane of, andat an angle to the plane of, said can 30 respectively, as do the shanks 39 and 41 of the pin disclosed in Figs. 7 and 8.

Fig. 10 illustrates a modified form of the 'Wire'or secondary pin illustrated in Fig. 6. The'w1re24 is bent'to conform in every way with the wire 24 save that, at a point immediately beyond the eye 25 the shank 28 of saidwire 24 is bent laterally at right angles as at 47 to provide a laterally extending shank 48. It will be seen that the wire 24' provides an'leye' 25, a leg 26, a loop 27' .formed to provide a lip 29, and a shank 28.

The wire 24is adapted to be used in conjunctionwith the button 15 anditswire 18 where for instance, the button is to be attached to1a corner of the fabricwhere the straight shank 28 of the wire 24- could not be inserted, I

1 modification of the button disclosed herein, I

might formthebutton properas one member ofa common snap fastener having attached thereto a pin. Asecond pin might be attached tothe other member of'tlie snap fas- It may further be noted that, as a further tener so that' the two pins could be inserted in the fabric separately and then fastened to- V gether by means of the snap fastener. I

Other modes of applyingthe principle of my invention may be employedinstead of'the one explained, changebeing made as re'- gards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated'by any of the follow ing claims or the equivalent of such stated r means be employed," 1

I therefore particularly-point out and distinctly claim as my invention A 1. The combination-with a button rality of separate pin members securedto said button, at least one of saidpin'membersbe ing readily detachable from said button. '2. The combination WithflbllttOflhfiNlIlg a pin secured thereto,lof a second pin pro- I vided. with means for securing the same to said button said means permittingready .re' movability of said second pin; r 3. In combination with a button and a wire secured to said button and providing. a shank 1 slightly spaced from and substantially par-' said. second shank to said adapted to receive the shank of said first wire and saidlip being adapted tobe ent d i gaged Wit-h said button to-secure said second wire to said button:

5. In combination with a button andfa wire secured. to saidbutton and providing a shank slightly spaced from and. substantially parallel totheplane of said button, a second wire rebent tovprovide. an out-turned lip-, the

end of one leg of said-wire beinglooped, about the other leg to formaneye, and said other leg being bent laterally substantially at right angles adjacentfisaid loopedportion,saideye being adapted :to receive-the shank: of said 15 first wire and'sa'id lip being jadapted-"toz-be engaged with said button tosecure said s'econd wire to said button; 3

6.'In combinationwith a button jhaving an inturned flange forming anannular seat, a wire bent to provide substantially-annular portion and'a shank portioinsaid shank portion lying in a plane spaced from andsubs'tantially parallel to theiplane of said annular portion, and; a second wireb'ent to.

provide aneyeand a shank, said eye being adapted toreceive said first shankto' secure said second shank to said first shank, and said" second shank bein adapted to V'exten p r rfrom said 'first shank. p v r 7. In combination with a button having being: bent to extend outwardly from said an inturned flange forming an annular seat; button in one direction and substantially in said flange being provided with two pairs of the plane of said button, and the shorter of oppositely disposed inwardly extending said ends'being bent to extend outwardly 6 shoulders and a pair ofpins, each of said pins from said button in the opposite direction 15 comprising a Wire having sharpened ends and at an angle to the plane of said button. and bent to form a crescent; the curve of said Signed by me, this. 18th'day of February, crescent being received in said seat, and'the 1928. I i j j hornsofsaid crescentabutti'ng a ainst 'one' I a 7 v v v 10 pair of said shoulders;the longer 0 said ends 1 V CHARLES M. BONDY. 

